READ MORE Globe & Mail Article: How can I build up to 20 push-ups? March 3, 2019 The question: I want be able to do at least 20 push-ups. I can’t even do one and I’m starting... READ MORE When you hit the gym, plan a workout for your brain April 17, 2018 Exercise has many health benefits, including keeping the brain alive and adaptive. Aerobic exercise, for one, aids the formation of new... READ MORE Strengthen your glutes for better balance and less pain March 15, 2018 Weak or inactive glutes – which are all too common – can contribute to lower back, hip, knee and ankle... READ MORE If you can’t find – or maintain – motivation to hit the gym, call in a friend January 19, 2018 Motivation waning? Do you need extra pep in your "workout step"? Phone a friend!! We all fall off our fitness horse... READ MORE The Globe and Mail: What meditation can and can’t do November 9, 2017 If you're curious how to mute your mind's constantly churning to-do list, effectively dispute your inner critic and savour life's... READ MORE The Globe and Mail: Why it pays to stretch before you get out of bed November 3, 2017 Too many of us wake up feeling stiff and achy. When you think about it, stiffness makes sense. Perhaps you did... READ MORE The Globe and Mail: How to walk, squat or simply move your way to a better state of mind October 12, 2017 The way out of a low mood is to move. Too often, exercise is primarily understood as a weight-management tool... READ MORE Globe and Mail: Sweat Test: Need to mix up your workout? Try the organized – yet fun – chaos of aerobics September 27, 2017 If loud, upbeat music and choreographed "dance-esque" moves – not to mention the potential to trip over your own feet... READ MORE The Globe and Mail: How to transition from the treadmill to running outside August 28, 2017 Don't buy into the common – and often dangerous – assumption that running on a treadmill directly mimics running outside.... READ MORE The Globe and Mail: Sweat Test: Aerial yoga is a fun and novel workout, but it has the potential for injury August 28, 2017 These Toronto aerial-yoga joints mix things up with body-suspending ‘silks,’ but it will only be fun if you survive injury-free.... READ MORE The Globe and Mail: Making land-based training a friend to water-based athletes August 19, 2017 Mastering a sport – the formation of athletic flow – requires practice. The brain needs to adapt to specific motions,... READ MORE The Globe and Mail—Sweat Test: Martial arts-based workouts require investing your time and body July 29, 2017 If becoming a sweaty mess by kneeing, punching and kicking (barefoot) is your idea of a good time, there are...